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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
Man screams 'do you know who the f*** I am?' as he is held for trying to drown dog in Miami Beach surf
Distressing bodycam footage caught the moment a Florida man was tackled by police after trying to drown a dog. The 37-year-old, identified as Yerko Mendoza-Patino, was detained after dunking the canine's head into the surf at South Pointe Beach 'several times,' cops said. Video obtained by NBC6 shows lifeguards rushing to the scene around 7.15pm on February 28 as the man screams: 'Stop f***ing touching me! Do you know who the f*** I am?!' The man was seen gripping his dog by the collar and submerging its head while wading deeper into the ocean - all as furious onlookers screamed at him to stop. Miami Beach Ocean Rescue struggled to free the dog as the individual resisted, at one point kicking water at those trying to help. Once officers arrived, the situation escalated as the suspect flailed and shouted profanities as police forced him face-down into the sand and slapped on handcuffs. Bodycam footage showed officers carrying him off the beach by his hands and feet as the crowd erupted in applause. Several witnesses told police they had seen Mendoza-Patino kick the dog in the head while dragging it into the surf. According to arrest documents, he initially gave police a false name and date of birth. Officers also noted he 'actively resisted by tensing his body, pulling his arms away, and refusing verbal commands.' The visibly shaken dog was gently led away by police officers, who comforted the pup before placing it in the back of a patrol cruiser. Authorities said the dog was taken into protective custody and is now safe. Mendoza-Patino was charged with animal cruelty, resisting an officer without violence, disorderly conduct, and providing false identification to law enforcement, WFOR reported. Safe: Officers comfort the soaked dog before placing it gently into the back of a police cruiser If convicted, Mendoza-Patino faces up to seven years in jail and $12,000 in fines, with the most serious charge, animal cruelty, carrying a maximum sentence of five years behind bars. The footage emerged a month after a Florida pediatrician avoided jail for abandoning in a dumpster a dog that was forced to eat its own feces to avoid starvation. Anita Damodaran, 38, pleaded guilty June 12 and was sentenced to two years of probation, after which her crimes may be expunged from her record.
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Yahoo
Tasers can't stop man after assaulting woman holding child, officers then use deadly force
An intense domestic situation with a man attacking a pregnant woman trying to shield her child led to officers using their Tasers several times and finally shooting and killing him, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Officers were called about 11:20 p.m. on July 15 to assist fire-rescue personnel in the 12500 block of Brahma Bull Circle near New Berlin Road. The family members who called 911 were already out of the house, but the officers could hear loud, frantic screaming from a man and woman inside. They kicked in a bedroom door and saw the room all disheveled and the man on top of the woman pulling her hair with the child in her arms, the Sheriff's Office said. He refused several commands to release her and back away, but continued to aggressively attack her, the Sheriff's Office said. "From behind the lady, he's holding her by the hair, just yelling and screaming ... not letting her go," Chief Alan Parker said. "She's holding onto a young child. We find out later that she is currently pregnant with that gentleman's baby it sounds like. Meanwhile, they're trying to separate them, so they end up tasing him. They're able to get her separated at that point." The officers backed off and began communicating with the suspect for about 30 minutes to get him to come out and surrender. When he finally came out, he remained combative. The Sheriff's Office noted he was a large man and had to be tased several more times. He fought through the tasings and attacked the officers. "He knocks one over and into a table and drives the other one all the way into the kitchen," Parker said. Three officers then shoot him. He died and one of the officers was treated for minor injuries while another "was a little banged up." The Sheriff's Office didn't say whether the woman suffered any injuries. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Amir Bradsher. He has no local criminal history, according to Duval County court records, and appears to be from North Carolina. "Throughout this whole thing ... whatever he was saying they couldn't really make sense of, he's continuing to eat this lady's hair that he had ripped out during the fight inside the room. So there's this whole interaction and he's chewing on her hair and everything, so we don't know what he was going through." Sheriff T.K. Waters said it's a difficult situation. "You're there, you're trying to bring the situation to a close safely," Waters said. "But you walk in, you see a lady on the ground, he's literally pulling her hair and not letting her go." The Sheriff's Office identified the officers involved as Lucas Robinson, Kamau Richardson and Harold Taylor Jr. For Officers Robinson and Richardson, it was the first police shooting in two and five yeas with the force, respectively. For Sgt. Taylor a 16-year-veteran, it was his second. This marks the 11th police shooting this year in Jacksonville and seventh fatal. For all of last year there were eight with three fatal, according to Times-Union records. (This story has been updated with the officers' full names.) This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Police shoot, kill man chewing woman's hair during domestic assault
CTV News
19-07-2025
- CTV News
Killed by police gunfire: BEI investigating death in Inukjuak
A logo of the Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) in Louiseville on March 28, 2023. (The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz) Quebec's Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) is looking into a fatal police intervention that occurred Thursday in Inukjuak, in northern Quebec. The BEI says a 911 call was made around 8:19 p.m. about a hostage situation at a residence. Officers arrived at the scene around 8:25 p.m. and came into contact with the individual named in the call. According to the preliminary report, the woman reportedly approached police with a bladed weapon before officers opened fire. Police administered first aid until first responders arrived. She was then taken to a health centre, where her death was confirmed. Six BEI investigators have been assigned to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The BEI is mandated to investigate when a person, other than an on-duty police officer, dies, suffers a serious injury, or is injured by a firearm used by police during an intervention or while in custody, the agency said in a release. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 18, 2025.
Daily Mail
14-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Instant karma! Moment raging motorist speeds past learner with crazy overtake - only to drive straight into the hands of armed police
Armed police intercepted an inconsiderate driver who dangerously overtook a learner driver at high speed in a 20 mph zone on the Isle of Wight. The incident, captured on dashcam, took place on Wednesday 28 May, at 3.40pm on Wellington Road in Newport, close to a primary school and nursery. The clip begins with the learner driver approaching a zebra crossing, while a black Volkswagen T-Cross approaches behind. As the learner driver passes the crossing and begins to manoeuvre around a parked vehicle, the reckless driver speeds past them, overtaking dangerously. The driving instructor sounded the horn to warn others of the danger, but the reckless driver responded by sticking his arm out of the window and making an obscene hand gesture. Unfortunately for the reckless driver, he experiences instant karma as a police officer suddenly appears out of nowhere and signals for him to pull over. A second officer, visibly armed with a taser and handgun, approaches to speak with instructor Darren and his pupil. Darren asked: 'Did you see that?' The officer replied: 'I didn't, but my colleague did and he's pretty upset.' He took a business card and added, 'I'm going to support my colleague, as I have a feeling we're about to deal with an upset man.' The officer walks over to join his colleague, and the lesson resumes. As they pass by, Darren shouts, 'Well done, mate!' and claps his hands in approval. Speaking today driving instructor Darren Willett, 55, said: 'I'm pleased with the outcome. 'Previously I've reported incidents like this and nothing has come of it, so it's great on this occasion the police witnessed it first hand and dealt with it there and then.' Edmund King, AA president said: 'All drivers should remember that they were once learners and therefore should be more considerate when they see an L plate. 'Learner or not, this was reckless driving and the aggressor got what he deserved. This is a reminder to all - don't chance it as you never know what is down the road.' A spokesman for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: 'At about 3.45pm on 28 May, officers dealing with an unrelated incident on Wellington Road, Newport, witnessed the driver of a black Volkswagen overtake a learner driver on a bend, at speed while beeping their horn and gesticulating. 'The officers immediately stopped the driver and issued him a ticket at the roadside for driving without due care and attention. 'This means three points and a £100 fine.' At the time, officers were handling a separate incident involving a man who had been stopped for riding an electric motorbike on a footpath. The 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of multiple offenses, including drug driving, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance or a license, and possession of drugs.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- BBC News
Drugs and police response exacerbated man's death, inquest told
A man who broke into a care home in Cornwall died of heart failure minutes after being restrained by police, an inquest has Osei, 35, broke into Tregolls Manor in Truro in July 2022 and blockaded himself in a bathroom before five police officers forced their way inquest jury heard Mr Osei had earlier drunk alcohol and taken cocaine and cannabis, which left him feeling "ultra paranoid and believing people were after him".The jury returned a narrative conclusion on Friday that "Godrick's death was caused by heart failure related to acute behavioural disturbance (ABD) and associated drug and alcohol misuse and mental health difficulties (PTSD)". Symptoms 'not recognised' The jury concluded his ABD "was exacerbated by the use of illicit substances and alcohol and psychological distress he experienced with his interactions with the police".ABD symptoms can include extreme agitation, paranoia, rapid breathing and inquest heard how police did not recognise the symptoms in Mr Osei, which could exacerbated by restraint. "Terrified" staff called police after Mr Osei burst into the care home, where 18 elderly residents were sleeping, at about 02:00 BST on 3 was handcuffed to the front of his body for two minutes, during which time he suffered a medical episode, the inquest handcuffs were removed and police gave Mr Osei CPR and mouth-to-mouth before paramedics arrived and took over, but he did not survive. Mr Osei's family, who attended the week-long hearing at Cornwall Coroner's Court, claimed he was kicked by one officer, which the officer family also questioned whether he was the victim of racial profiling as he was black and all the officers were Osei said her brother was a "big friendly giant", but admitted he was "battling his demons", which included illicit drug misuse and mental health issues. Home Office forensic pathologist Dr Deborah Cook said Mr Osei has taken cocaine, heroin products and cannabis but not to lethal said he was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and possible PTSD, and suffered hallucinations from his heavy daily use of class A drugs."His cause of death was acute behavioural disturbance (ABD) associated with cocaine use," she added. 'Thoroughly investigated' Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) director Derrick Campbell said: "My sympathies go out to Mr Osei's family and everyone affected by his sad death. "We thoroughly investigated police contact with Mr Osei during the dynamic circumstances that unfolded early that morning."Our investigation found that police use of force during the incident was justifiable and that officers largely treated the situation as a medical episode once they could see Mr Osei, who was in a panicked and distressed state. "While we found no indication of any wrongdoing by police, we decided the performance of one police constable was unsatisfactory in that he did not speak to Mr Osei, who was in a mental health crisis, respectfully and could have shown greater sensitivity when moving him. "Having applied our discrimination guidelines, we found insufficient evidence to support a finding that any officer's conduct towards Mr Osei, who was black, was motivated either consciously or unconsciously by racial bias."
